Dr.
Paul Yong
M.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Gynaecologic Specialties, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
BC Women's Hospital
work phone: 6048752534
Biography
Dr. Paul Yong (MD, PhD, FRCSC) is the Research Director and a Gynaecologist at the BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis. Dr. Yong completed a MD/PhD degree in Experimental Medicine and a Residency in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, followed by a Clinical Fellowship in Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, & Advanced Laparoscopy in 2012, at the University of British Columbia.
https://med-fom-yonglab.sites.olt.ubc.ca/
Teaching
Dr. Yong teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at UBC. He provides research supervision for undergraduate students, graduate students, residents, clinical fellows and post-doctoral fellows.
He is the Director of the UBC Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Rotation in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Research Interests/Skills
Dr. Yong’s research interests are in endometriosis and pelvic pain, and his translational research interests include bio-banking of endometriosis, gene sequencing in endometriosis, and investigating nerve formation in the pelvis as a cause of pain.
Publications
A full list of publications can be found here: https://yonglab.med.ubc.ca/publications/
Grants
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Pathways 2 Patient Oriented Research
Endocation: A pilot randomized controlled trial of endometriosis education program for secondary school (2019-2020)
CO-PI’s: Paul Yong & Endometriosis Research Patient Advisory Board
Trainee: Kate Wahl
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Reach Award
Knowledge translation for a new understanding of sexual pain in endometriosis (2019-2020)
CO-PI’s: Paul Yong, Jessica Sutherland & Endometriosis Patient Advisory Board
Trainee: Natasha Orr
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Health Professional-Investigator Program
Sexual Pain in Endometriosis: Role of Somatic Mutations and Local Neurogenesis (2018-2022)
PI: Paul Yong
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant
Multimodal imaging of the fallopian tubes (2017-2020)
PI: Lane, P
CO-I’s: Lee, A; MacAulay, C; McAlpine, J, Miller, D
Collaborator: Yong, PJ
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant
Sexual Pain in Endometriosis: Role of Somatic Mutations and Local Neurogenesis (2018-2022)
PI: Yong, PJ
CO-I’s: Anglesio, M; Gilks, B; Howard, F; Bedaiwy, M; Albert, A; Huntsman, D; Lee, A; Lisonkova, S
Collaborators: Allaire, C; Bridge-Cook, P; Greaves, E; Hoodless, P; Noga, H; Hummelshoj, L; Williams, C
Projects
Awards
Top 5 abstract and Runner-up for Best e-poster, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2018 meeting. (Presented by N. Orr; Senior author P. Yong)
Top 5 abstract for oral presentation, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2018 meeting. (Presented by K. Arion; Senior author P. Yong)
UBC Great Supervisor 2018, UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/researcher/13944-yong
Top 5 abstract and Runner-up for Best oral presentation, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2017 meeting. (Presented by P. Yong)
2017 World Congress of Endometriosis. Best scientific presentation, 1st runner-up.
Top 5 abstract, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynaecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2017. (To be presented by T. Aksoy, clinical fellow. P. Yong senior author)
Co-applicant on successful application (led by D. Huntsman) for OVCARE to be designed a VCHRI Research Centre (2017).
Top 3 abstracts chosen for oral plenary presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the International Pelvic Pain Society, Chicago, IL. (Presented by A. McPeak, MPH student. P. Yong, senior author).